Sydney Lipton

b. 4 January 1904, London, England, d. 19 July 1995, Florida, USA. A popular and stylish dance band leader, Lipton learned to play the violin as a child, and was a member of cinema ensembles accompanying silent films in his early teens. His interest in dance band music led him to work in the 20s with Murray Hedges and Billy Cotton, before forming his own band in the early 30s. His first recordings to be released were made in 1932, and from then, until 1941, Sydney Lipton And His Orchestra were resident at the Grosvenor House in London, from where they broadcasted regularly. In...